Synonyms of broiling

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adjective

ˈbrȯi(-ə)-liŋ 

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature

the office was broiling because the air conditioning was on the blink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiling
• searing
• hot
• burning
• molten
• roasting
• sweltering
• heated
• scorching
• red
• white-hot
• warmed
• scalding
• superheated
• fiery
• torrid
• warm
• fervent
• sultry
• fervid
• red-hot
• piping hot
• ardent
• blazing
• sizzling
• seething
• glowing
• igneous
• ultrahot
• overheated
• tropical
• reheated
• toasty
• steamy
• warmish
• muggy
• flushed
• inflamed
• feverish
• snug
• summery
• summerlike
• canicular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freezing
• cold
• frozen
• arctic
• icy
• frigid
• glacial
• iced
• bitter
• ice-cold
• chilly
• cool
• chill
• snowy
• nippy
• algid
• cooled
• subzero
• frosty
• snappy
• wintry
• bone-chilling
• coolish
• refrigerated
• unheated
• chilled
• coldish
• subfreezing
• shivering
• benumbed
• numb
• blizzardly

broiling

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verb

present participle of broil

as in trapping

to place in conflict or difficulties

instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trapping
• tangling
• embroiling
• bogging (down)
• miring
• embrangling
• entrapping
• ensnaring
• enmeshing
• snaring
• ensnarling
• entangling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• emancipating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of broiling

Adjective

Most broiling pans are dishwasher-safe, and a matching drip tray helps keep the oven residue-free. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025

In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025

In a broiling game where the thermometer topped 100 degrees, the Chargers built a big lead before starter Tobin Rote gave way to the rookie Hadl during mop-up minutes. — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022

For over two years, farmers have faced broiling weather that bakes their fields and evaporates all moisture. — Juan Forero, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021

Verb

Dozens of young people, including a twenty-one-year-old professional footballer, drowned while seeking relief in open water; three French children died in broiling cars. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

For more than a year, an uncontrolled fire had burned in the bowels of the dump, broiling old garbage and sending nauseating fumes into nearby homes. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Those who turn to methods like broiling and roasting when cooking will be prone to more buildup in their oven, Murphy explains, due to the way heat breaks down oil and fat. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026

Europe has been broiling under unseasonable highs starting in mid-June, all of it tied to a heat dome locked in over the continent. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

The planet’s surface is broiling at about 460 degrees Celsius (860 degrees Fahrenheit), about double the temperature required to melt pure tin. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026

Avoid broiling delicate greens or dishes with fresh herbs, which will easily char under the heat. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026

This matching set of baking dishes includes a large size that's great for making desserts and casseroles, roasting vegetables, marinating meats, broiling fish, and more, and a smaller one for breading and prep work. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026

To cook oysters out of their shells, the CDC recommends boiling them for at least three minutes, frying them in oil for at least three minutes, broiling for three minutes or baking for 10 minutes. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025